"Bowling for Razzberries" script, Scenes J, K, and L

And now we're at the Pizza Bowl, "that night":

WE ARE NOW IN THE BOWLING ALLEY PART.  THE TWO TEAMS ARE WARMING UP.  KAREN IS THERE WITH HER TEAM...  LENNY AND SQUIGGY ARE WATCHING THE WARM-UP.  SHIRLEY IS WATCHING AS AN OLD LADY AROUND EIGHTY, MRS. MACKINTOSH, GETTING [sic] READY TO BOWL.

When Squiggy hears that Mrs. Mackintosh is taking over for Laverne, he says, "I'm gonna faint," which onscreen became "We're down the drain."  And instead of the boys saying, "We'd better change our bet," Lenny would suggest they get out of there and Squiggy would agree.

The boys excitedly announcing Laverne's arrival was added.  On the other hand, this was omitted:

CARMINE

Mackintosh, you're out.  Laverne's here.  I told you she'd show up

LENNY

But we just changed our bet.

SQUIGGY

We'll have to change it again.

And then to balance that, Laverne's line about taking extra pills to perk her up was adapted for Carmine.  After Shirley orders Laverne home, this was left out:

LAVERNE

Let me bowl.

CARMINE

Yeah, Shirl, get your hands off her!

SHIRLEY

(TO CARMINE) Carmine!  You've never spoken to me like that before.

CARMINE

(BACKING DOWN) I mean, come on, Shirl, she says she feels fine.

LAVERNE

Let me bowl.

Onscreen, Laverne's line about eating dinner with twenty bums was given to Carmine.  And Laverne doesn't speak in the scene until she says, "Good soup."

In the script, Karen calls Laverne "Princess Running Mouth" rather than "Pelican-Puss."  Also, in the script, there's "a general ad lib 'Let her bowl, let her bowl," which onscreen became Lenny and Squiggy specifically urging her to bowl.  Also onscreen, Carmine and Shirley have a different short argument about Laverne bowling, and then Laverne says, "Good soup," again.

The part about "no holes" in the bowling ball was added.  Laverne almost bowling into the crowd was in the script.

Here is Scene K:

Onscreen, Shirley does well, and Laverne is pretty good.

Scene L is also set at night:

KAREN FINISHES BOWLING.  SHE DOES NOT SEEM TOO PLEASED.  SHE WALKS BACK FROM THE FOUL LINE.

This scene has some minor changes, as when Shirley's line "Come on, guys," was given to Carmine, before he, Lenny, and Squiggy move Laverne's chair to the foul line.  Also, Squiggy's line "This is exciting.  It's just like BEAT THE CLOCK" was split between him and Lenny,

In the script, Laverne makes a strike when they only need six pins, but it looks like eight go down onscreen, so we don't get Carmine's line "It's a strike."  On the other hand, filmed Carmine offers to buy drinks for everyone.

The script has Laverne say that she's been waiting five years to tell Karen something, but this was adapted into a Shirley line.

Onscreen, Shirley wants Laverne to admit she's sick.  After Karen leaves, Laverne was supposed to "slide out of the chair onto the floor," while onscreen Shirley starts to lecture her about sportsmanship, until Laverne finds the strength to try to choke her.

Thoughts:

• It's probably just as well that less emphasis was placed on the boys being concerned about the bet.  They now want Laverne to win, but out of friendship as much as greed.
• You can see Carmine's role being a bit beefed up between script and filming, and of course there are little touches that McKean & Lander presumably added for Lenny & Squiggy.
• It's interesting that they toned down the Shirley & Carmine bickering by the time of filming.
• Laverne is closer to barely conscious in the scene as filmed, which gives it a different feel, arguably funnier.
• On the other hand, Laverne onscreen is a more successful bowler than in the script, except for not getting that final strike.